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Why We Never Seem To Have Enough Time and What To Do About It
Once upon a time, 30 or so years ago, the world didn’t have mobile phones, computers, nor the internet. Public transport was, at best, inefficient and cars were only for a select class of the population. So people at the…
How to Boost Willpower
Willpower is an essential component to success in virtually all facets of life: career, lifestyle choices, even relationships. We all have moments of weakness where we indulge in second helpings or take a vacation from exercise. Current research shows us…
How Keeping Your Brain Rested Can Help You Stay Thin
That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively to that most blessed and blessing of all natural graces, sleep. Aldous Huxley Current research indicates that Mr. Huxley’s quote should read, “That we are…
When Selflessness Becomes Harmful
“I’m sorry,” said the tree, “but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you will be happy…I have no house, but…
What Foetuses Learn Before They Are Born
Nature vs. nurture, free will vs. determinism, little adults vs. blank slate…controversies that have led to debate throughout time and across disciplines. What are the influences that create who we are and how we adapt to our environments? Are these…
On Comparing Yourself To Others
Comparing yourself to others has been proven to be a complex double edged sword. Since social comparison theory has come into vogue, researchers have studied the various affects of comparing oneself to others in terms of moods, behaviors and self-esteem.…
Why Confidence and Self-Esteem is not Always a Good Thing
Confidence and self esteem have been touted as essential components for the well-being of our psyches. American schools have initiatives in place to bolster self esteem and confidence in students. Many youth sports programs subscribe to the philosophy that “everyone…
How to Make Good Decisions in a World of Endless Choices
Consider first… Barry Schwartz opens his book “The Paradox of Choice” with the visualization of a supermarket shelved with 85 different types and brands of crackers sitting next to 285 different types of cookies. The magnitude of choices a consumer…
Who We Choose To Be Friends With
One of the greatest perks of living in the twentieth century is the expansion of the acceptance of social differences between groups and individuals. Through the shrinking of the world via internet and the ability to connect to others in…
What’s Your Story?
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, or CBT, has been receiving media attention that will help mainstream some of the techniques that have long been used to improve life satisfaction for clients in therapy. Professor Timothy Wilson has authored a book, ”Redirect”, that…